MY Access Online Writing Tools

MY Access is an easy to use online writing tool that can provide instant feedbac to students on their writing. Included are writing assignments (AKA prompts) for students in grades 4-12 in a variety of genres. Intellimetric prompts provide students and teachers with a holistic score as well as feedback on the following five domains of writing:

1. Focus and Meaning
2. Content and Development
3. Organization
4. Language Use
5. Mechanics and Conventions

MY Access Resouces for BMS

• MY Access: To go directly to MY Access, click on this link --> www.myaccess.com
• Notes from Training at BMS:To read the notes from Jane Cook's work with BMS teachers using MY Access:
  • QuestionsNotesfromBMStraining1-6-11.doc

Handouts and Resources for Using MY Access!

Click on the links below to find resources for learning how to use MY Access:

• Logging into MY Access - To go to MY Access, click on the following link: www.myaccess.com
• MY Access Basic Training - This is an MS Word document created by Jane Cook to help teachers learn the basics of using MY Access. HANDOUT Basic Training - MY Access 601 Training 2-9-07.DOC
• Generating Reports on Student Assignments: Instructions for Teachers - This is an MS Word document created by Jane Cook to help teachers learn the basics of how to print a report of their students' writing assignments in MY Access. Generating Reports in MY Access Teacher Instructions 1-20-08.doc
• Generic Login Instructions - This is an MS Word document created by Jane Cook to use as generic login instructions during training: Logging Into MY Access as a Student Instructions 8-1-09.doc
• Giving Students Feedback on Their MY Access Writing Assignments - This is an MS Word document created by Jane Cook to help teachers understand how to use the comments feature in MY Access. Giving Students Feedback on Their Writing Using the Comments Feature in MY Access 2-12-08.doc
• Reflection Guide for Technology Tools to Support Writing - This is an MS Word document created by Jane Cook and Chris La Casse to use as an anticipation guide. Feel free to edit and use with your students for your own topics. Print it out and copy it double-sided and then fold it into quarters. Reflection Guide for Tech Tools to Support Writing USE AS TEMPLATE.doc
• Report Features - This is an MS Word document created by Jane Cook which includes a description of all of the MY Access reports and how to generate them. Report Features Handout - MY Access 603 Training 10-3-07.doc

Research on MY Access

Click on the links below for research information on using online writing tools:

• MY Access Efficacy Report:http://www.vantagelearning.com/docs/myaccess/myaccess.research.efficacy.report.200709.pdf
• Intellimetric Research:http://www.vantagelearning.com/school/research/intellimetric.html
• An Evaluation of the Intellimetric Scoring System:http://www.vantagelearning.com/docs/articles/Intel_MA_JTLA_200603.pdf
• Using MY Access to Strengthen the Reading-Writing Connection:
  • Elementary School:http://www.vantagelearning.com/docs/resources/2007.01.05_MA_booklist_Elementary_FINAL.pdf
  • Middle School:http://www.vantagelearning.com/docs/resources/myaccess.middleschool.booklist.20070105.pdf
  • High School:http://www.vantagelearning.com/docs/resources/2007.01.05_MA_booklist_HS_FINAL.pdf
  • Internet @ Schools - MY Access and Read 180:http://www.internetatschools.com/Articles/News/Breaking-News/Vantage-Learning-Includes--45-Writing-Prompts-Aligned-to-Scholastic-Read-180-Enterprise-Edition-in-MY-Access!-58865.aspx
  • Reading-Writing Connection Research from Bridgewater State University:http://www.bridgew.edu/library/cags_projects/lthomson/web%20page/r-w%20connection.htm

MY Access Writing Benchmarks for Windham Middle School

Windham Middle School School-wide Writing Prompt Benchmarks for Each School Year

The following MY Access Intellimetric writing assignments are used for the WMS writing prompt benchmarks. PLEASE DO NOT ASSIGN THESE WRITING PROMPTS TO YOUR STUDENTS AS PART OF YOUR NORMAL INSTRUCTION WITH THEM.

Grade	Social Studies October	Science February	English/Language Arts May
5	A Person You Admire (expository/informational)	Ideal Field Trips (expository/informational)	An Empty Room (expository/informational)
6	Visiting an Interesting Place (expository/informational)	Important Inventions (expository/informational)	Favorite Hobby (expository/informational)
7	Where would you like to live? (expository/informational)	Animal Testing (expository/persuasive)	Cell Phones in School (expository/persuasive)
8	Society’s Biggest Problem (expository/persuasive)	A Manned Mission to Mars (expository/persuasive)	How to Handle a Bully (expository/persuasive)

WMS Tier II Literacy Enrichment Module Pre & Post Assessments 2011-12

The following MY Access Intellimetric writing assignments are used for the WMS Writing as a Process pre and post assessments. PLEASE DO NOT ASSIGN THESE WRITING PROMPTS TO YOUR STUDENTS AS PART OF YOUR NORMAL INSTRUCTION WITH THEM.

Grade	Pre-Assessment	Post-Assessment
5	A Day at Home (expository/informational)	Favorite Dessert (expository/informational)
6	Build a Teacher (expository/informational)	Qualities of a Good Listener (expository/informational)
7	Music in My Life (expository/informational)	Four Day School Week (expository/persuasive)
8	Celebrity Role Models (expository/persuasive)	Animal Abuse Laws (expository/persuasive)